Reaction of dichloromethane under non-oxidative conditions in a dielectric barrier discharge reactor and characterisation of the resultant polymer

Title: Reaction of dichloromethane under non-oxidative conditions in a dielectric barrier discharge reactor and characterisation of the resultant polymer
Creator: Gaikwad, Vaibhav; Kennedy, Eric; Mackie, John; Holdsworth, Clovia; Molloy, Scott; Kundu, Sazal; Stockenhuber, Michael; Dlugogorski, Bogdan
Relation: Chemical Engineering Journal Vol. 290, p. 499-506
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2015.12.105
Publisher: Elsevier
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2016
Description: This paper presents the results of dichloromethane (DCM) decomposition to polymers utilising dielectric barrier discharge under non-oxidative reaction conditions. The conversion levels, mass balance, reaction mechanism and polymer characterisation in relation to DCM reaction are presented in this paper. Reaction pathways describing the decomposition of DCM and subsequent formation of the major products are outlined. Speculation of the mechanism of formation of CHCl3 and C2HCl3 are supported by quantum chemical calculations. In addition, the effect of introducing methane in the reaction feed on the conversion level of DCM and the polymer structure is also examined in this paper.
Subject: dichloromethane; non-oxidative treatment; dielectric barrier discharge; polymer characterisation; quantum chemistry
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1347386
Identifier: uon:30034
Identifier: ISSN:1385-8947
Language: eng
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